JUST—WILLIAM

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JUST—WILLIAM

BY
RICHMAL CROMPTON

G.N. Ltd.

ILLUSTRATED BY
THOMAS HENRY


LONDON
GEORGE NEWNES, LIMITED
SOUTHAMPTON ST., STRAND, W.C.



First Edition May, 1922.
Second Impression October, 1922.
Third Impression January, 1923.
Fourth Impression February, 1923.
Fifth Impression May, 1923.
Sixth Impression September, 1923.
Seventh Impression December, 1923.
Eighth Impression February, 1924.
Ninth Impression May, 1924.

Made and Printed in Great Britain.
Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Reading and Fakenham.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

  1. William Goes to the Pictures 13
  2. William the Intruder 33
  3. William Below Stairs 57
  4. The Fall of the Idol 75
  5. The Show 94
  6. A Question of Grammar 117
  7. William Joins the Band of Hope 132
  8. The Outlaws 150
  9. William and White Satin 168
  10. William’s New Year’s Day 186
  11. The Best Laid Plans 205
  12. Jumble228

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CHAPTER I
WILLIAM GOES TO THE PICTURES

It all began with William’s aunt, who was in a good temper that morning,and gave him a shilling for posting a letter for her and carrying herparcels from the grocer’s.

“Buy some sweets or go to the Pictures,” she said carelessly, as shegave it to him.

William walked slowly down the road, gazing thoughtfully at the coin.After deep calculations, based on the fact that a shilling is theequivalent of two sixpences, he came to the conclusion that bothluxuries could be indulged in.

In the matter of sweets, William frankly upheld the superiority ofquantity over quality. Moreover, he knew every sweet shop within a twomiles radius of his home whos

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